For those of you interested in booking our literary lunch, to be held on 28 September at Budock Vean Hotel, we now have the menu options! Your delicious two-course meal will consist of a choice of: Roast top side of locally reared beef, served with Yorkshire pudding and red wine gravy Grilled supreme of locally […]

We know how many of you are keen knitters and crocheters, and how much you like giving back to the community, so we think we can help! Recently, a plea was sent out via Facebook stating that the Neonatal Unit at Royal Cornwall Hospital was in need of knitted hats for premature babies. This message […]

Grampound WI’s reading group started again soon after the end of lockdown and is now very popular. There are currently 10 members, all of whom are being challenged to read books that they would not normally read. The group was recently offered copies of books by local author Anna Penrose. The Body in the Wall […]

As everyone knows, the WI is marvellous, but members of Pensilva WI met the real ‘Mrs Marvellous’ when Joanna Shepherd came to talk about her life as a textile artist. She has had to overcome many life and health issues over the years, but has always wanted to help people cope with dementia or bereavement […]

CFWI had a big presence at yesterday’s Stithians Show, and we were delighted to have so many of our lovely members pop into the WI marquee to say hello! In between selling books, jigsaws and WI Shop items to the public, we had time to look at the wonderful entries in the WI competition. Big […]

After being cancelled in 2020 due to the first Covid lockdown, Porthleven WI finally had the chance to enjoy watching Jane Mills demonstrating ‘Easy Summer Eats’ at their July meeting. A packed hall watched, enthralled, while Jane filled the table with delicious treats. From BLT pasta to Bailey’s cheesecake to meringues and Black Forest slices, […]

This month’s adventure for the South Hill WI and a couple of guests was a trip across from Plymouth to Drake’s Island where they had a guided tour around the island. The weather stayed good, the 20-minute crossing in a small boat was smooth and the island guide was friendly and informative. The ecosystem of […]

Former CFWI Chairman and current Assistant Media Officer Sheila Goldsworthy writes a wonderful monthly WI column for The Cornishman. Here is Sheila’s July column: Good speakers will always attract an audience, so we have much to look forward to this autumn. There is an excellent piece of news for members when we learn that an inaugural Literary Lunch […]

St Stephen-in-Brannel WI invited local author Lamorna Ireland to their July meeting, to talk about her journey as an author, ahead of the launch of her latest book set in Cornwall, Along a Cornish Creek. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening.  

At Crowlas and Ludgvan WI’s last monthly meeting, each member was asked to provide their top 10 words to describe what they felt about their WI.    The words were fed into a word cloud generator and it created the image pictured here, with the most common words used showing larger and bolder. This will […]